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Louisiana State Bar Association
Board of Governors
August 24, 2019 Minutes
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Shayna L. Sonnier
a. Budget – Ms. Mire reviewed JLAP’s FY 2019/2020 JLAP budget, noting that it had been
revised to reflect the $300,000 LSBA contribution;
b. Quarterly Report – Ms. Mire referred members to JLAP’s quarterly report submitted in
advance of the release of July 2019 LSBA contribution, confirming that it met with all of
the standards established by the LSBA; and
c. Finance Alternative Committee – Ms. Sonnier, in her capacity as committee chair,
reported on the July 23 meeting, noting that they were looking for alternative funding
sources.

Agenda Item 12. Strategic Plan Update – Robert A. Kutcher
Mr. Kutcher referred members to the report which illustrated plan progress to date and encouraged
all members to get involved to help implement aspects of the plan.

Agenda Item 13. Report of the President – Robert A. Kutcher
a. Law School Professionalism Programs – Mr. Kutcher reported that 1L programs were
held at each of the four law schools and thanked Committee on the Profession Chair Barry
Grodsky for his committee’s work on these programs.
b. ABA House of Delegates – Mr. Kutcher reported that he, Mr. Grodsky and other delegates
attended the August 2019 meeting in San Francisco, where Louisiana attorney Judy Perry
Martinez was sworn in as ABA President by Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson.
c. Chief Justice – Mr. Kutcher reported that he and Ms. Mire met with Chief Justice Johnson
in San Francisco and that he would be meeting with members of the Court next week.
d. March 2020 CLE Seminar – Mr. Kutcher announced that the LSBA would host a CLE
seminar at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia in March 2020, and
encouraged Board members to attend and/or encourage others to attend.
e. Fall Meeting – Mr. Kutcher announced that the next Board of Governors meeting will be
held Saturday, November 2 in Lake Charles and that additional information will be
forwarded to Board members no later than early October.

Agenda Item 14. Report of the President-Elect – Alainna R. Mire
Ms. Mire waived her report.

Agenda Item 15. Report of the Treasurer – Shayna L. Sonnier
Ms. Sonnier noted that the FY 2017/2018 audit reports were distributed at the beginning of the
meeting and advised that the Board had already received the Audit Committee’s report.

Agenda Item 16. Report of the Secretary – Patrick A. Talley, Jr.
Mr. Talley noted that the Editorial Board had met on August 23 and was planning issues for the
coming year. He also encouraged Leadership Class members to consider submissions to the